Article attaching device



June 21, 1966 RYoJl sHlBA'rA 3,256,575

ARTI CLE ATTACHING DEVI CE Filed Deo. 24, 1965 :N V ENTOR.

BY Jam v wf ATTD RNEYS United States Patent O 3,256,575 ARTICLE ATTACHING DEVICE Ryoji Shibata, 390 Okayama-cho, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan Filed Dec. 24, 1963, Ser. No. 333,130 1 Claim. (Cl. 24-3) The present invention relates lto a device for attaching articles to a support and has for its principal object to provide at a low price a device whereby an article can be attached simply to a wall, a pillar, fixture, furniture, or the like.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an economically producable device for attaching articles to a support and which can be used for retaining a variety of articles.

Further and other objects and features of the present invention will be made clear from the following explanation of the embodiments shown on the `accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a persepective view of an attaching device according `to the invention.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing manners of use of the embodiment shown in FIG. l.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing there is shown a base member 1 which comprises a lilm of a flexible, synthetic resin such as vinyl, nylon, vinylon, polyethylene or others. The back surface of said base member is coated with a cohesive or adhesive agent 2, and

the adhesive surface is applied with an easily removable separator 3 such as paper coated with a parting -agent or cellophane.

There is also provided a spring clip 4 which has a ring shaped base 5 through which extends the medial portion 6 of a holding sheet 7 of flexible synthetic resin. Said holding sheet 7 has marginal end portions 8 and 9 connected solely along a lateral line thereon, to the front face 10 of said base sheet 1, by a suitable adhesive with the remaining portions of said holding sheet being free. This device is used for hanging a curtain, hanging `an article from a ceiling, displaying goods or otherwise.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the manners of use in the cases 3,256,575 Patented June 21, 1966 when the embodiment of FIG. 1 is used as a curtain hanger A and is attached to a ceiling B, respectively. In .the case when the same is used as a curtain hanger as ,in FIG. 2, the base member 1 is folded in two for holding therebetween an edge of a curtain A, and spring clip 4 is clipped onto a curtain rod C.

Each embodiment will be more effective for advertisement purposes if companys name, names of products or others are printed thereon.

I claim:

An article attaching device comprising a base sheet of a pliable synthetic resin, a coating of an adhesive on one face of said base sheet for adhering to a supporting surface, a holding sheet of a flexible synthetic resin being folded at its medial portion and having its marginal end portions connected solely along a lateral line thereon to the other face of said base sheet and the remaining portions of said holding sheet being free and a spring clip having a base ring with the folded portion of said holding sheetextended therethrough pivotally connecting said spring clip to said holding sheet.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 168,536 iiD/1875 Snow. 342,634 5/1886 Richards- 24-67 957,447 5/1910 Suddick. 1,205,537 11/1916 Hilpert 24-6 1,279,225 9/1918 Baynes 40-11 1,599,020 9/ 1926 Lindhorst. 1,832,239 11/ 1931 Pedersen 24-67 1,840,604 1/ 1932 Randall. 2,879,567 3/1959 OConnell 24--5 FOREIGN PATENTS 856,039 12/ 1960 Great Britain. 254,547 12/ 1948 Switzerland.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner.

DONLEY I STOCKING, Examiner.

D. GRIFFIN, Assistant Examiner. 

